Your best timekeeper?

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Re: Your best timekeeper?

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rkovars wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:41 pm I use an app called WatchTracker when I am doing timing runs. It allows you to add a data point whenever and does all of the math in the background for you. You can always see the rate for a given run and it also calculates a spread across all runs. I find it a better representation than a timegrapher because it measures real world use not just one position at a time.

You can also download all of the data to a spreadsheet if you want to do your own hand analysis.
I used to think about getting something like that when I was a bit more obsessed with the accuracy and/or precision of my watches. I just check them by the phone, iPad or RC alarm clock these days. I have a fairly good idea of what they all gain or lose on average. Just another thing not to get too excited about.
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Re: Your best timekeeper?

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Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:05 pm
rkovars wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:41 pm I use an app called WatchTracker when I am doing timing runs. It allows you to add a data point whenever and does all of the math in the background for you. You can always see the rate for a given run and it also calculates a spread across all runs. I find it a better representation than a timegrapher because it measures real world use not just one position at a time.

You can also download all of the data to a spreadsheet if you want to do your own hand analysis.
I used to think about getting something like that when I was a bit more obsessed with the accuracy and/or precision of my watches. I just check them by the phone, iPad or RC alarm clock these days. I have a fairly good idea of what they all gain or lose on average. Just another thing not to get too excited about.

I'm to lazy to look at the exact right time to figure it out. With the app I get to check in whenever I think about it. It then does all of the statistical analysis for you. It isn't something I use regularly but it is nice to have a record of timing runs over time to see variance. I don't know if I would have noticed my Dartmouth running substantially slow without doing a timing run.
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